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The Audeze LCD-X, Fazor, and a Fresh Listen to the Current LCD-2 and LCD-3

Tyll Hertsens May 09, 2014

This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.com

It's no secret I really like the Audeze LCD-3 and LCD-2. When they slotted the LCD-X between the two, I simply had to have a listen to these cans in context with the rest of the line. So I spent some time with the latest Audeze headphones...

...Yeah, rough job, someone's got to do it. :)

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Grange and Randall Lead Management Buyout of Fine Sounds Group

John Atkinson May 08, 2014

McIntosh's President Charlie Randall, pictured outside the company's Binghamton HQ. (Photo: John Atkinson)

We received the following press release on May 7Ed.

Mauro Grange, CEO of Fine Sounds SpA, and Charlie Randall, longtime President of McIntosh Laboratory, Inc., have announced their plans for a management buyout of Fine Sounds Group in partnership with LBO France and Yarpa. The acquisition will facilitate greater opportunities for global collaborations amongst the product development, marketing, distribution and finance teams of each of the Group's portfolio of brands, which includes Sonus Faber, Audio Research Corporation, Wadia Digital, Sumiko and McIntosh.

Recording of the Month

Recording of July 1985: United States Live

Steven W. Watkinson May 07, 2014

Anyone who thinks the ultra-chic New York progressive music scene lacks a sense of humor hasn't heard Laurie Anderson. Her last album, Mister Heartbreak, proved to be the most listenable and entertaining example of the genre on years. It also provided a sound quality that put most "audiophile" discs to shame.

Music in the Round

Music in the Round #66

Kalman Rubinson May 06, 2014

I'm sure that the larger manufacturers were displaying new audio/video receivers and preamplifier-processors at the Las Vegas Convention Center last January, during the 2014 Consumer Electronics Showbut except for dinner, I didn't get out of the Mirage, where I slept, or the Venetian Tower Suites, where the high-end audio displays were concentrated. Still, there were new developments to report; see Stereophile's almost live on-line coverage.

Interviews Music and Recording Features

Regina Carter: A Family Affair

Robert Baird May 06, 2014

Making a recording is always a personal journeyeveryone has a story to tell. Jazz violinist Regina Carter's latest, Southern Comfort, is an eloquent musical expression of Carter tracing the roots of her paternal lineage back five generations. For the project's sound engineer, Joe Ferla, it's the final project of a engineering career, and the beginning point of his new life as a practicing musician. The entwining of these journeys gives the album's music and sound a rare honesty.

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Update TV & Stereo Elevated opens in Unionville, Ontario

Robert Deutsch May 05, 2014

It's no secret that brick-and-mortar stores have had a rough time lately, with closures at an alarming rate. It's rare to encounter a new store that is devoted to high-performance audio and video. A store that fits this description opened recently in the picturesque village of Unionville, just outside Toronto.

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Update TV & Stereo Elevated opens in Unionville, Ontario

Robert Deutsch May 05, 2014

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Site Update: Note To Our Readers

Jon Iverson May 02, 2014

We've updated our site platform this weekend and changed a few things.

We apologize that any comments that you might have added this weekend have been lost. There are still a few minor issues we are fixing, so please bear with us.

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Note To Our Readers

Jon Iverson May 02, 2014

Due to some upgrades we are making to this web site, posting comments or gallery photos will be disabled this weekend.

Robert Baird

A New Pixies Album

Robert Baird May 02, 2014

Although they were released twenty years ago, they are four albums possessed of a timeless beauty